Science Fiction Writers Who Wrote Westerns
The collection Westerns of the 40s (1977) surprised me when I saw who the editor was, Damon Knight. That pillar of the Science Fiction community Read More
Tag: John Jakes
Sword & Sorcery in Star-Studded Comics
Sword & Sorcery was not the original theme in Star-Studded Comics. It was superheroes. The early issues of this fan-published comic published by the Texas Read More
Conan in Black & White 4: Val Mayerik
Val Mayerik is no stranger to Sword & Sorcery. He drew Marvel’s Thongor back in 1973. He pencilled original Brak in “Spell of the Dragon!” Read More
The Valley Was Still – Low Lying Places in Weird Tales
“The Valley Was Still” is a classic tale by Manly Wade Wellman from Weird Tales. It was filmed as “Still Valley” for Twilight Zone, shown Read More
Beowulf Comics: DC’s Dragonslayer #5 December 1975-January 1976
If you missed the last one… Beowulf Dragonslayer #5 (December 1975-January 1976) was, without doubt, the most Science Fictional of the six issues. Ancient swordsmen Read More
Beowulf Comics: DC’s Dragonslayer #4 – October-November 1975
If you missed the last one… Beowulf Dragonslayer #4 (October-November 1975) sets up two of the most iconic characters in a grudge match worthy of Read More
Giant Spiders in Heroic Fantasy Comics
Giant spiders in Heroic Fantasy comics have been a mainstay since 1950. Inspired by Fantasy and Pulp fiction before it, the trend starts with Lord Read More
The Unspeakable Shrine – Part 2
If you missed Part 1… When we left Brak he was in a prison cell and had been visited by Ariane, the daughter of Hell. Read More
The Unspeakable Shrine – Part 1
“The Unspeakable Shrine” was a two-parter in the B&W magazine, Savage Tales. The Brak the Barbarian adventure appeared in issues #7-8 (November 1974-January 1975). Though Read More
The Temple of the Monster
Enter the Temple of Doom The Temple of the Monster is a classic trope that can be found in many different types of Pulp stories. Read More